Patient-Centeredness in Faculties, Residents and Medical Students / 신경정신의학

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The nature of doctor-patient relationship has changed. We performed this study to investigate the patient centeredness and influencing variables in medical faculties, residents and medical students. METHOD: The subjects were 56 medical students, 62 residents and 103 faculties in university and general hospitals. The sociodemographic data, frequency of receiving doctor-patient relationship lectures, the job satisfaction scale (JS), the patient practitioner orientation scale (PPOS), the authoritarian personality scale (AP) were items assessed. RESULT: The AP were inversely correlated with total scores of the PPOS in medical students, residents, and faculties. The scores of JS were correlated with total scores, and the care subscale of the PPOS in medical students. The group received doctor-patient relationship lecture showed higher scores of the PPOS than unexposed group. Female faculties showed higher scores of the care subscale of the PPOS than male counterparts. The scores of care subscale of the PPOS of the women doctors who have children were higher than those who do not have children. CONCLUSION: The authoritarian personality trait is correlated with the doctor/disease centeredness in medical students and doctors. The experience of learning about doctor-patient relationship is positively related to the patient centeredness. The job satisfaction, sex, and children bearing may be correlated with the patient centeredness under the certain circumstances.